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Sebastian
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Sebastián
English
Etymology
From en la Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from en grc Σεβαστός august, venerable, exalted, itself a translation of the Roman title la Augustus.
Pronunciation
en /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
en /sɪˈbæsti.ən/ UK, Australia, New Zealand
en /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/ variant Australia,New Zealand
en en-uk-sebastian.ogg UK
en Se bas ti an
Proper noun
en male Latin,Ancient Greek.
V 1 Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.
en 1968 w:Robin Maugham The Second Window McGraw - Hill 275 I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.
en 2016 Nathan Hill The Nix: A novel Vintage 9781101946626 596 “She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average.
en town city:Pref/Greater Bendigo and the shire:Pref/Loddon central s/Victoria c/Australia.
en place c/USA:
en city co/Indian River County s/Florida. TopoZone: Sebastian, Florida
en ucomm twp:Suf/Marion co/Mercer County s/Ohio. TopoZone: Sebastian, Ohio
en CDP co/Willacy County s/Texas. TopoZone: Sebastian, Texas
Derived terms
en Sebastian County Sebastianist Bastian Seb
Related terms
en San Sebastian
Translations
given name
Albanian: sq Sebastián m, sq Sevastián m, sq Masján m
Bulgarian: bg Себастиан m, bg Себастиян m, bg Себастян m
Catalan: ca Sebastià m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 塞巴斯蒂安 Sàibāsīdì'ān
Czech: cs Šebestián m
Danish: da Sebastian
Dutch: nl Sebastiaan
Esperanto: eo Sebastiano
French: fr Sébastien
German: de Sebastian
Greek: el Σεβαστιανός m
Hungarian: hu Sebestyén
Italian: it Sebastiano
Konkani: kok सेबेस्तांव
Macedonian: mk Себастијан m
Norwegian: no Sebastian
Occitan: oc Sebastian
Persian: fa سباستین sebâstiyan
Polish: pl Sebastian m
Portuguese: pt Sebastião m
Romanian: ro Sebastian m
Russian: ru Севастья́н m, ru Севастиа́н m, ru Себастья́н m
Sicilian: scn Vastianu
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: hsb Boscij m Bosćij
Spanish: es Sebastián
Swedish: sv Sebastian
Venetan: vec Bastian m
References
Anagrams
en aabeinsst bassanite sabatines basanites
Danish
Etymology
From da la Sebastianus.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male
Derived terms
da Bastian diminutive
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Sebastiansson Sebastiansdóttir
Declension
Sebastian Sebastian Sebastiani Sebastians
Derived terms
fo Bastian diminutive
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la Sebastianus (originally in reference to Saint Sebastian).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
0 Sebastian a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 3433 11918 182 6 24
References
German
Etymology
From de la Sebastiānus.
Pronunciation
de /zeˈbasti̯an/ Germany
de De-Sebastian.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /seˈbasti̯an/ [-b̥as-] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de Se bas ti an; de Se ba sti an pre-1996
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male
Coordinate terms
de Sebastienne feminine form
Derived terms
de Bastian, de Basti diminutives
Norwegian
Etymology
From no la Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.
Proper noun
no male
Polish
Etymology
pl :der la:Sebastianus + 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Sebastian.ogg
Proper noun
pl proper noun m
pl male
Declension
<m.pr.surname>
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor it:Sebastiano<ety:uder<la:Sebastianus>> 2 1
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Sebastian.wav
Proper noun
m
ro
References
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la Sebastianus.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Sebastian.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
References
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 34 292 males with the given name Sebastian living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.